The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-05
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE
JURY.
ALEXANDRIA. La,


Sept. 26, 1887. !
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment. PRESENT.. Seip,
President and Messrs. Barstow,
James, Randolph, Swami, Thornton,
Weems, Lawrence and Griffin.
The minutes of the last day OF
the last meeting were read and APP
proved.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners for building a bridge
over Spring Creek, at the Nixon
crossing, be received and the bond
of contractor be accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton:
Resolved, That the report OF the
bridge commissioners in letting out
the repairing of the bridge over the
mouth of Bayou Rapides be accept
ed, and the bill of the contractor be
approved.
Mr.. Barstow in the chair.
On motion of Maj. Seip:
Resolved, That the report of the
commissioners for repairing Bayou
Beuf bridge, back of old Gordon
place, be accepted, and the bill of
the contractor be approved for $40
for repairing same.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the following road
hands, viz: f. NJ. Lambright. Israel
Perkins, Willis Perkins, Chan John
ston and Lem Ashmore be placed
back on Road Dist. No. z, Calcasieu
Ward, from which they were taken
by resolution at last meeting of this
Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Weems:
Resolved, That the sum of S25
be appropriated out of Bridge fund
of 1887, for repairing bridge
across Latanier, at Grange cross
ing.
On motion of Mr.. Weems:
Resolved, That b. Meyer, Henry
Rougcou, j. B. Laird, Alb. Rou-
geou, Ben Rougeou and VIM. Laird
be appointed commissioners to open
the road granted petitioners of La
INQUIRE Ward, from B. Meyers to
Latanier, and Henry Rougeou be
appointed syndic of the same.
On motion of Mr.. James:
Resolved, That the report of the
bridge commissioners authorized to
let out the repair of the bridge over
Bayou Cocodrie, near Cedar planta-
ton, be accepted and the bill of the
contractor be approved.
On motion of Mr.. Swami:
Whereas, The assessment of the
property Of Rapidcs Parish for the
year 1887, aggregates So, 442, 10000,
be it resolved, That the
Parish tax for the year 1887, shall
be and is hereby fixed at 10 mills on
the dollar, divided as follows:
Bridge fund. % mills
School. ................ mill
General. mlllS
Schmalinski judgment. .......2 mill
On motion of Mr.. Swami:
Resolved, That the old road lead
ing from Jessie Prices on the Calca-
sieu River, crossing Bayou Cypress
near Mrs. Hollis place, intersecting
the Hineston and Alexandria road,
near James Marler's, be declared a
public road, without expense to the
Parish, provided the owners of the
land through which the road passes
are willing to give the same to the
the Parish to be used as a public
road, and Resolved, further, that the
following hands be placed on said
road, viz: Jesse Price: w. j. Ar
mold, Josiah Williams, w. H. Som
ers, o. Wood, T. J. Crawford, Thos.
o. Holt, S. D. Holt, and Oran Per-
ry, and that Perry Price he ap-
pointed syndic.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton:
Resolved, That the report of the
Finance Committee be accepted and
a committee be appointed to destroy
the vouchers turned in by the Treas
urer as paid, which was done, and
the vouchers were burned.
On motion the Jury then adjourned
until the 1st Monday in January,
1888.
F. SEP,
President Police Jury.
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